“Francis, the Jesuits and the Dirty War”
Read a March 17, 2013, essay written by the Rev. Thomas Reese for the National Catholic Reporter.
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“Theology Has Consequences: What Policies Will Pope Francis Champion?”
Read a March 18, 2013, essay by feminist theologian Mary E. Hunt about Pope Francis and the liberation theology debate.
“In the war on the poor, Pope Francis is on the wrong side”
Read a March 18, 2013, column by George Monbiot for The Guardian about the debate on liberation theology.
“As Cardinal, New Pope Walked Fine Line On Economic Issues”
Read a March 25, 2013, NPR story that examines Francis’ record on economic issues before he became pope.
“Liberation theology: an interview with James Nickoloff”
Read an April 17, 2013, interview in National Catholic Reporter with James B. Nickoloff, an associate professor emeritus of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He is an expert on liberation theology who lived and worked with the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, considered the founder of the movement.
“John Paul II, Oscar Romero and the politics of making saints”
Read an April 24, 2013, Religion News Service story about reports that Francis “unblocked” Oscar Romero’s cause for canonization.
“The Pope and the Poor”
Read an April 25, 2013, Sightings column by Joshua Connor, a doctoral candidate in religious ethics at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
“Pope Francis: Liberation Theology Priest Sees New Hope For Catholic Church”
Read an Associated Press story, posted April 28, 2013, by The Huffington Post, about the hopes liberation theologians in Latin America have for Pope Francis.
“Pope Francis, the Jesuits and liberation theology”
Watch a May 10, 2013, Catholic News Service video in which the Rev. Alejandro Crosthwaite, a Dominican priest, discusses the relationship between Bergoglio and liberation theology in Argentina.